Chapter 1 Lesson 2 How are living things
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Chapter 1 Lesson 2 How are living things grouped?
How are living things grouped? The world is filled with more than one million different kinds of organisms. How can scientists ever sort them all out?
How are living things grouped? Classification Scientists systems: sort all living things into different groups. They ask questions about all living things to find out what they have in common and what makes them different.
How are living things grouped? Kingdoms: The largest classification group is a kingdom. To determine what kingdom an organism belongs to, scientists answer the following questions: How many cells does it have? Where does it live? How does it get food?
How are living things grouped? The six kingdoms of living things: Ancient Bacteria True Bacteria Protists Fungi Plants Animals
How are living things grouped? Kingdoms are very large groups. Scientists divide kingdoms into smaller groups. Each group within a kingdom becomes more and more specific. This means that the organisms have more things in common.
How are living things grouped? Animal kingdom is divided into 6 smaller groups: Division Class Order Family Genus Species
How are living things grouped? Review Questions Answer the questions on your own, the answers will be on the next slide.
How are living things grouped? Why is a classification system important to scientists? How do you know that a dandelion is made up of more than one cell?
How are living things grouped? Why is a classification system important to scientists? Scientist us a classification system to study, compare, and identify living things. How do you know that a dandelion is made up of more than one cell? It is made up of plant organs, which consist of many cells.
How are living things grouped? What are some characteristics that scientists use to classify organisms? In which kingdoms would you expect to find living things that can make their own food?
How are living things grouped? What are some characteristics that scientists use to classify organisms? They look at the number of cells, types of cell parts, where it lives, and how it gets food. In which kingdoms would you expect to find living things that can make their own food? Ancient Plants. bacteria, True Bacteria, Protists, and